Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) Sets New 52-Week High at $58.96

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $58.96 and last traded at $58.95, with a volume of 755684 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $58.89.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Price Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average is $58.48 and its 200 day moving average is $58.07.

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.21 per share. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.28%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 3rd.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Tillman Hartley LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 68,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,021,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the period. Arkansas Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter worth $563,000. Davis R M Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Davis R M Inc. now owns 29,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,723,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares during the period. Human Investing LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Human Investing LLC now owns 208,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,178,000 after purchasing an additional 4,533 shares during the period. Finally, SageView Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $1,521,000.

About Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF

Vanguard Short Term Government Bond ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted government bond index with a short-term, dollar-weighted average maturity. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Barclays Capital U.S.